re: Movies That No One Else Seems To Know

Sounds right.

Concept is that four guys (Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr, Paul Giamatti, Steven Dorff) try to go to a boxing match and end up in the hood caught up in a drug execution by a dealer named Fallon (Denis Leary).

Fun little film and a lot of cast members famous down the road.


As far as other hidden gems, I have another one which had a rep for being divisive. People tend to love it or absolutely hate it.

Smokin Aces is a chaotic mess (in a good way) in which the FBI is trying to flip a stage magician turned mobster named Buddy “Aces” Israel to help break the mob. While this is going on, a legendary mob boss sends a call that he wants Israel’s heart and puts out a contract for a hefty amount of money to get it.

What follows is the FBI trying to protect Israel and stop the hitmen while various teams of hitmen attempt to storm Israel’s penthouse in Lake Tahoe.

Cast includes but is not limited to Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Ben Affleck, Alecia Keys, Matthew Fox, Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert on Lost, Batmanuel on Tick, mayor of Gotham in Dark Knight and Dark Knight Rises), Chris Pine, Thomas Flanagan (Chibs from Sons Of Anarchy) and others

The best description I have heard of Israel is “Frank Sinatra in the 60s if he did drugs”, as he is a Vegas performer inexplicably friendly with the Mob, eventually turning to crime, and there are hookers all over the place left and right while he lives an opulent lifestyle.